AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS

The Gastronomy Show

InnoForum

The InnoForum Awards aim to recognize the innovation brought by the foodservice industry and artisanal food sector to gastronomy, as well as to contribute to a more sustainable world.

The awards are divided into six categories:

Most Innovative Product
Most Sustainable Product
Most Creative and Sustainable Packaging
Most Original Sweet Flavor
Most Original Savory Flavor
Most Original Beverage Flavor

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Cuiner 2025

GASTRONOMIC FORUM BARCELONA

The Cuiner Gastronomic Forum Barcelona award, which was born in 2009, recognizes the work of emerging chefs who offer quality culinary proposals, using local products , and who are committed to sustainable cuisine.

Six candidates, pre-selected through online voting and the criteria of a specialized jury, cook live a dish that identifies them and summarizes their cuisine.

The winners of the 2024 edition are Beatrice Casella and Iván García from the Glug restaurant (Barcelona).

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Pizza Bit Competition Spai

In Gastronomic Forum Barcelona will take place the second phase of the Pizza Bit Competition, before the grand final.

A contest in which the best pizzeros can participate and that aims to choose the Dallagiovanna Pizza Ambassador Spain 2026-2027. A unique opportunity to gain professional visibility and be part of an international community dedicated to pizza excellence.

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The Baker: Award for excellence in baking

Third edition of the national prize organized by the Baking School Barcelona Sabadell of the Guild of Bakers of the Province of Barcelona.

The aim of the competition is to recognize and elevate the profession of baker, by awarding the professional who demonstrates the best mastery in the execution of various bakery and pastry techniques, as well as the introduction of new ideas and who also shows strong business management skills.

The jury is composed of renowned professionals in the field, such as Yohan Ferrant (Technical Director of the Baking School Barcelona Sabadell), Maria Cruz Barón (Deputy Director of the same school), in addition to the winner of THE BAKER 2024, Georgina Reinares (Panadería Barrihuelo)

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Premios Josep Mercader

RECOGNITION FOR THE BEST CAREER

The Mercader Awards are intended to recognize the work, individual or collective carried out, sometimes throughout a lifetime. They are the recognition of the work or legacy that these people have done or leave in different sectors of activity and in different social, economic and professional fields, related to gastronomy.

The categories are: Cuisine, Room, Wine, Producer (Countryside and Fishing sector), Training, Trade and Sustainable Restaurant.

2024 edition winners are:

Catalan Cuisine Category In memoriam: Fermí Puig
Cuisine Category: Mariona Quadrada
Room Category: Joan Juncà (Restaurant Ca l’Enric, Vall de Bianya)
Wine Category: Cooperativa l’Olivera (Vallbona de les Monges)
Conuntryside Category: Cooperativa de Dones Arrosseres del Delta de l’Ebre
Fishing Category: Associació d’Arts Menors Costa Brava (L’Escala i l’Estarit)
Training Category: Jordi Butron
Trade Category: Cal Cabré 1910 (Vilanova del Vallès)
Sustainable Restaurant: L’Algadir del Delta (Poblenou del Delta)

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Best Artisan Panettone and Best Chocolate Panettone in Spain 2025 Award

The competition is organized by the Gremio de Barcelona Pastry School. Its objective is to encourage and reward the knowledge and skills of artisan pastry chefs in the field of making panettone, thus recognizing the profession and quality of artisan pastry. of the country.

The jury takes into account the following criteria:

The appearance and shape
Baking and appearance of the glaze
The structure of the crumb and breakdown of the fruit
The smell and the taste.

BEST ARTISAN CHOCOLATE PANETONE COMPETITION IN SPAIN 2024: Pastisseria Mervier Canal de Barcelona

BEST ARTISAN PANETONE COMPETITION IN SPAIN 2023: Madeleine by Ferrieres de Barcelona

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10th Plat Favorit dels Catalans: What dish represents the best Catalan cuisine?

Catalunya Regió Mundial de la Gastronomia and CUINA magazine will reveal the semi-finalists of this year’s edition of the Plat Favorit dels Catalans. This initiative seeks to identify the dish that best represents the essence of Catalan cuisine.
From 15 initial proposals, the four emblematic dishes that go to the semifinal are chosen by popular vote through the web platfavorit.cuina.cat.
The event will begin with a four-hand conversation between some of the participating chefs, entitled “From bread and tomato to calçots: the symbol of a country on the table”, a reflection on how traditional dishes explain our culture, territory and identity.